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Chapter 8

           “Monmarisetrompe,”sheadded,speakinginFrench.

           “Mydear,‘setrompe’iseasilysaid.Doyourememberanycaseatalllikeit?Everybodywasattheirwits’end.Ishouldbethefirsttosay‘qu’onsetrompe,’butunfortunatelyIwasaneye-witness,andwasalsoonthecommissionofinquiry.Everythingprovedthatitwasreallyhe,theverysamesoldierKolpakoffwhohadbeengiventheusualmilitaryfuneraltothesoundofthedrum.Itisofcourseamostcuriouscasenearlyanimpossibleone.Irecognizethat...but

           “Father,yourdinnerisready,”saidVarvaraatthispoint,puttingherheadinatthedoor.

           “Veryglad,I’mparticularlyhungry.Yes,yes,astrangecoincidencealmostapsychological

           “Yoursoup’llbecold;docome.”

           “Coming,coming,”saidthegeneral.“Sonofmyoldfriendhewasheardmutteringashewentdownthepassage.

           “Youwillhavetoexcuseverymuchinmyhusband,ifyoustaywithus,”saidNinaAlexandrovna;“buthewillnotdisturbyouoften.Hedinesalone.Everyonehashislittlepeculiarities,youknow,andsomepeopleperhapshavemorethanthosewhoaremostpointedatandlaughedat.OnethingImustbegofyouifmyhusbandappliestoyouforpaymentforboardandlodging,tellhimthatyouhavealreadypaidme.Ofcourseanythingpaidbyyoutothegeneralwouldbeasfullysettledasifpaidtome,sofarasyouareconcerned;butIwishittobeso,ifyouplease,forconvenience’sake.

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